Here's your Friday update, covering: A Coronation Message from The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor of Cardiff; Have your say on proposals to revamp and regenerate primary school provision in parts of North Cardiff; and Estyn report praises school's ‘highly beneficial' learning experiences.

A Coronation Message from The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor of Cardiff

"The coronation of a new monarch is an event of great national significance, and one that will undoubtedly be remembered long into the future. As the capital city of Wales, a country that is close to King Charles III's heart, Cardiff is proud to host this series of wonderful events to mark the occasion.

"Alongside those, it is also fantastic to see communities across the city organising their own celebrations, and as Lord Mayor of Cardiff, I wish you all a happy and enjoyable Coronation bank holiday weekend."

The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor of Cardiff, Cllr Graham Hinchey

Cardiff will mark the Coronation of King Charles III with a series of official public events, including a royal gun salute, a ‘Right Royal' Picnic, street parties, and screenings of the Coronation Service and the Coronation Concert.

The full timetable of Cardiff's official Coronation events, taking place across the weekend, is available here:

https://www.cardiffnewsroom.co.uk/releases/c25/31318.html

Have your say on proposals to revamp and regenerate primary school provision in parts of North Cardiff

A public consultation has opened today, giving members of the public the chance to have their say on plans to reorganise primary school provision to serve Cathays and parts of Gabalfa, Heath, Llandaff North and Plasnewydd.

The proposals - aimed at achieving the correct balance of English and Welsh medium primary provision so that current and future demand in the area can be met - will be subject to consultation with schools, governors, parents and children.

Three potential options are included in the plans which are designed to improve learning opportunities and to provide support with financial pressures currently being experienced by schools in the area. The options are:

Option 1

Allensbank and Gladstone Primary Schools would amalgamate to establish a new 420 place (2FE) English-medium Primary School with nursery on the current shared site at Gladstone Primary School/St Monica's CiW Primary School.

St Monica's CiW Primary School would transfer to the current Ysgol Mynydd Bychan site and establish nursery provision at the school.

Ysgol Mynydd Bychan would transfer to the current Allensbank Primary School site and increase from 192 places to 420 places with the number of nursery places increasing from 64 to 96.

Option 2

Allensbank Primary School would transfer to the current shared Gladstone Primary School/St Monica's CiW Primary School site, and the school would reduce in capacity from 315 places to 210 places, with the age range reducing from 3-11 to 4-11 by discontinuing nursery provision at the school.

The number of nursery places at Gladstone Primary School would increase from 64 to 96.

St Monica's CiW Primary School would transfer to the current Ysgol Mynydd Bychan site and establish nursery provision at the school.

Ysgol Mynydd Bychan would transfer to the current Allensbank Primary School site and increase from 192 places to 420 places with the number of nursery places increasing from 64 to 96.

Option 3

Allensbank Primary School would transfer to the current Ysgol Mynydd Bychan site and reduce in capacity from 315 to 192 places.

Ysgol Mynydd Bychan would transfer to the current Allensbank Primary School site and increase from 192 places to 420 places with the number of nursery places to increase from 64 to 96.

The plans would furthermore support the Council's commitment to develop Welsh-medium education and deliver on Welsh Government targets set out in ‘Cymraeg 2050'.

Consideration will be also be given to views on where to locate the city's Speech & Language class, which is currently hosted by Allensbank Primary School

Read more here:

https://www.cardiffnewsroom.co.uk/releases/c25/31305.html

Estyn report praises school's ‘highly beneficial' learning experiences

A primary school in Cardiff has earned a glowing report from inspectors who praised its focus on innovation which helps to deliver "enjoyable and highly beneficial learning experiences for pupils".

Estyn's report, carried out following an inspection in January at Llanishen Fach Primary School in Rhiwbina, emphasised the strong and effective leadership of the school. Leaders encourage staff to experiment with their lessons and try new approaches, said the report, empowering them to innovate and take managed risks to improve learning experiences and outcomes for pupils.

In line with the school's motto - ‘Nurturing curious minds...enabling children to thrive and flourish...so they are life ready, work ready, world ready' - the report highlighted the school's diverse and interesting curriculum with many authentic learning experiences catching the imagination and enthusiasm of learners highly effectively in all classrooms as well as allowing pupils to practise a range of skills "in real-life situations."

It also praised the meticulous planning and preparation of teaching staff. As a result: Most pupils make strong progress during their time at the school.

Llanishen Fach has 511 pupils, with 8% eligible for free school meals, against a national average of 23%; just over 10% have additional learning needs (ALN) - the national average is 16.1% - and, while none of the pupils speak Welsh at home, 4.3% of the children there have English as an additional language.

Estyn recognised that pupils, make less progress in the development of their Welsh language skills, as a result of lack of opportunity with recommendation that the school makes improvement in this area.

Read more here:

https://www.cardiffnewsroom.co.uk/releases/c25/31196.html